Governments around the world should shun Iran’s incoming president based on his long-standing record of human rights abuses, a former Canadian prime minister argued Saturday in a speech to an international conference on the state of the middle-eastern country. Stephen Harper’s remarks came at a virtual sitting of the Free Iran World Summit. Canada’s 22nd…
Harper Urges Global Powers Not to Negotiate With Incoming Iranian Regime
Humorous Hackers Hit Iran’s Railroad System in Cyberattack
TEHRAN, Iran—Iran’s railroad system came under cyberattack on Friday, a semi-official news agency reported, with hackers posting fake messages about alleged train delays or cancellations on display boards at stations across the country. The hackers behind the strike were apparently trying to be funny, and along with messages saying “long delayed because of cyberattack” or…
Iran Refuses to Give Nuclear Site Images to IAEA
DUBAI—The speaker of Iran’s parliament said on June 27 that Tehran will never hand over images from inside of some Iranian nuclear sites to the U.N. nuclear watchdog, as a monitoring agreement with the agency had expired, Iranian state media reported. “The agreement has expired. … Any of the information recorded will never be given…
US Carries Out Air Strikes Against Iran-Backed Militia in Iraq, Syria
WASHINGTON—The United States said on Sunday it carried out another round of air strikes against Iran-backed militia in Iraq and Syria in response to drone attacks by the militia against U.S. personnel and facilities in Iraq. In a statement, the U.S. military said it targeted operational and weapons storage facilities at two locations in Syria…
Iran-Backed Militia in Iraq, Syria Hit by US Air Strikes
U.S. President Joe Biden ordered airstrikes against Iran-backed militia groups embedded at the Iraq-Syria border region on Sunday evening, marking the second military operation in the region since Biden took office. The Pentagon said in a statement that the “defensive precision airstrikes” were carried out on facilities known to be used by “Iran-backed militias that…
A Dangerous Game With Iran
Commentary The Islamic Republic of Iran, as it calls itself, is not a republic, but it is Islamic. Here are two definitions to make the point before moving on to a larger point. A Republic is defined by Dictionary.com as “a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is…
Obama-Biden Retreads Prepare to Kowtow to Tehran’s Brutal Hangman
June 23, 2021
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Commentary Team Obama-Biden’s decision to brand its 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the so-called “Iran nuclear deal,” as comprehensive was White House disinformation of the vilest sort: a blatant lie told to deceive the American people. President Barack Obama’s JCPOA was anything but comprehensive. It had weak nuclear inspection requirements and enforcement mechanisms, which…
Iran Likely Had Failed Rocket Launch, Preparing for Another
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Iran likely conducted a failed launch of a satellite-carrying rocket in recent days and now appears to be preparing to try again, the country’s latest effort to advance its space program amid tensions with the West over its tattered nuclear deal. Satellite images, a U.S. official, and a rocket expert all confirmed…
Iran’s Sole Nuclear Power Plant Undergoes Emergency Shutdown
TEHRAN, Iran—Iran’s sole nuclear power plant has undergone an unexplained temporary emergency shutdown, state TV reported on Sunday. An official from state electric company Tavanir, Gholamali Rakhshanimehr, said on a talk show that the Bushehr plant shutdown began on Saturday and would last “for three to four days.” Without elaborating, he said that power outages…
Iran, World Powers Adjourn Nuclear Talks, Resumption Date Unclear
VIENNA/DUBAI—Negotiators for Iran and six world powers on Sunday adjourned talks on reviving their 2015 nuclear deal and return to respective capitals for consultations as remaining differences still need to be overcome, officials said. “We are now closer than ever to an agreement but the distance that exists between us and an agreement remains and…
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